Tulsa Rockers With Style

Oklahoma Magazine features “People With Style” in their December issue. Among those featured are Aaron Hamby of Callupsie, Danelle Phillips of Congress of a Crow, rapper P.D.A. and songwriter Zac Maloy.

The issue features many photographs by Jeremy Charles. You can see alternate and unused photographs here.

View the issue online here and read each musician’s fashion description after the jump.

Aaron Hamby: Coffeehouse by day/ lead singer and guitarist for Callupsie by night. Wearing a vintage Wrangler red pearl snap shirt, green plaid zip-up from American Eagle and Krew extra skinny jeans with black Doc Martens and Enjoi Panda belt.Aaron’s favorite designer is Yves-Saint Laurent. “Simple. Bold. Sexy,” he says. The favorite thing in his closet right now is a cashmere hoodie from Banana Republic. Song that best describes his sense of style: “Lust” by The Raveonettes.

Danelle Phillips: lead singer, Congress of a Crow/graphic designer. Wearing, “this great little dress from Target, but it was white. I hand dyed it to my favorite shade of purple.” Tights from Hot Topic, vest by BCBG, shoes by Steve Madden.

Danelle says her favorite article of clothing is “anything weird or ugly. Sometimes I shop for those ‘fugly’ pieces because I enjoy the individuality of fashion and like taking risks. Right now it’s a pair of dark navy vinyl pumps. They go with everything”

P.D.A.: Lyrical artist, producer, musician. Wearing an ensemble from Greenhouse Clothing based in Stillwater.

P.D.A. say he loves Prince’s style. “I wish I could pull off the look that Prince has. But it’s too ‘out there’ for me at the moment. Maybe somewhere down the line,” he jokes. His favorite item of clothing is his billed beanie and the song he thinks best describes his style is “Gimme More” by Britney Spears.

Zac Maloy: Songwriter/producer/dad. Wearing an Armani shirt, Genetic jeans and John Varvatos boots.

Zac isn’t sure he could pull it off, but he admires Johnny Depp and Bono for their adventurous style. “They’re just so, so, so, so damn cool.” And although he has thankfully moved past his grunge phase, Zac’s still got a bit of the rocker in him. So what song does he say describes his style? He resists the temptation to shamelessly plug one of the artists he wrote with this year (Train, David Cook, Burn Halo, Andy Skib) and goes for a classic: “Too Sexy” by Right Said Fred.

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Tulsa’s own ‘Rockefeller Center’

A 35-foot Christmas tree adorned with lights overlooks an outdoor skating rink where families sip hot chocolate, listen to caroling and enjoy time together.

This holiday scene may sound like New York City’s famed Rockefeller Center, but Tulsans can experience it right outside the BOK Center.

The new downtown arena, with the help of several corporate sponsors, including Arvest Bank and Bank of Oklahoma, is hosting the first Winterfest, beginning Friday through New Year’s Eve.

“We hope this will be something the community embraces and that it will grow into a Tulsa tradition,” BOK Center General Manager John Bolton said.

“The key to this is that it’s active. It’s not sitting down and watching a movie. You’re out doing something fun and getting in the holiday spirit.”

Frisco Avenue from Second to Third streets, located on the west side of the facility, will be closed for the month to make room for Winterfest, which will feature a 50-by-100-foot ice rink, food and beverage vendors, and a music stage.

The rink will be open daily, generally from 4 to 10 p.m. Mondays to Thursdays and noon to 10 p.m. Fridays to Sundays, with some exceptions.

Skating will be $8 per person with skate rental and $5 for those who bring their own skates. Children 3 and under will be $5.

“Not everyone can take their family to a $75- or $80-a-ticket concert, but certainly this will be an affordable entertainment option,” BOK Center Special Events Manager Jeff Nickler said, noting that $1-off coupons will be in upcoming Reasor’s grocery store circulars.

Caroling and holiday music will be featured Thursdays and Sundays, with live bands and choirs performing Fridays and Saturdays. A full, up-to-date schedule of the rink’s hours and entertainment offerings will be available at www.tulsaworld.com/bok.

Planned events include a Dec. 11 Meet the Rockettes Night, when people can get photos with the stars of the “Radio City Christmas Spectacular,” and a Dec. 17 Skate with the Oilers Night, when hockey fans can share the ice with their favorite players.

Coffee, hot chocolate, strudel, funnel cakes, kettle corn, Ike’s chili, hot dogs and other snacks will be for sale, along with horse-drawn carriage rides.

As the presenting sponsor of Winterfest, Arvest Bank President and CEO Don Walker said the bank wanted to do something to give back to the Tulsa region.

“I think this will be a tough year for a lot of families due to the economy,” he said. “They might not be able to travel or have much money to spend on gifts. I think this will be a great place for people to gather close to home.”

Winterfest also will provide the kind of daily activity that downtown Tulsa needs to help recreate itself, Walker said.

“I’ve talked to others before about why we haven’t had more of a Christmas atmosphere downtown,” he said. “We have the parade and we have some decorations, but we needed something else, something big, so we’re doing our best to see this through.”

For the past several years, Oklahoma City has hosted “Downtown in December,” which has an outdoor ice rink, snow tubing rides and other activities.

Bolton said he was inspired by that and a similar event in Owensboro, Ky., where he used to live, that has since been expanded to include amusement rides, outdoor movies and other attractions.

“I think this is the start of something really great for Tulsa,” he said.

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Winterfest 2008

Where: Adjacent to the BOK Center, on Frisco Avenue between Second and Third streets in downtown Tulsa.

When: Friday to Dec. 31. Hours are 4 to 10 p.m. Monday to Thursday and noon to 10 p.m. Friday to Sunday, with some exceptions. After Dec. 22, it will open at noon daily.

For an up-to-date schedule and a list of special activities and live entertainment, visit www.tulsaworld.com/bok.

Cost: Skating is $8 with skate rental and $5 for those who bring their own skates. Children 3 and under are $5. Discount rates for groups of 10 or more and private party bookings are available by calling BOK Center Special Events Manager Jeff Nickler at 894-4254.

Food and beverage prices vary.